English verb: have the best | |||
| 1. | have the best (competition) overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome | ||
| Samples | Heart disease can get the best of us. | ||
| Synonyms | get the best, overcome | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | ||